Game board



8. F. BAIN March 1927" GAME BOIARD Original Filed Jan. 24. 1924 is: ==F

L 1 1 if A= E g ventozsi Patented Mar. 1 5, 1927.

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; tenses BENJAMTN F. arn, or rI'rTs'nURei-r, PENNSYLVANIA.

GAME BOARD.

Original application filed January 24,

January 24, 1924, by Martin A. Kuehn and Benjamin F. Bai'n, and patentedFebruary 17, 1925, No. 1,526,602. In that application there wasgenerally described a board constructed of sheet metal with the marginaledges rolled to produce a reinforcingan'd retaining margin on oppositesides thereof. In the present application I propose to fully describethe complete construction of the board and the method of making thesame.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide a game board havingopposite playing' surfaces and broadly to provide reinforcing andretaining margins on'opposite sides of the board or in'other wordsprojecting laterally from each playing surface which serve to stiflenthe construction and also to provide retaining flanges which prevent thecheckers or playing men from accidentally slipping off the board. 7

Specifically stated the invention consists in providing a playing boardof sheet metal having its marginal edges rolled in such manner thatretaining flanges are produced which project laterally from each playingsurface on opposite sides of the board.

Further objects of the invention will appear as the following specificdescription is read in connection with the accompanying drawing, whichforms a part of this application, and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the board with one marginal edgebroken away to show the board in section.

Figure 2, 3 and 4 are sectional views showing the various steps in theformation of the board. b

Fig. 5 is a sectional view showing a type of board in which the flangeextends to one side only.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 indicates the board whichis constructed of sheet metal ofsuitable gage, and 2 and 3 represent theopposite playing surfaces of the board.

In the present embodiment which is only for purpose of illustration theboard is substantially rectangular in outline with rounded corners 4,but I wish it understood that the area of the board may be of anysuitable shape Without in any way departing from the spirit or scope ofthis invention.

1924, Serial No. 688,252. Divided and this applicationfiled- DecemberSerial No 756,020.

As shown in Fig. 4 theboard is formedat- 1ts per phery with what shallbe hereinafter termed retaining flanges 5 and (ithe former pro ectinglaterally from the playing surface 2 and the latter projecting laterallyfrom the playing surface 3. In other words, i

no matter Wl'llCh'SlClQ of the board is being used in playing aparticular game, there is always presented a retaining flange whichprevents accidental slip-ping of the playing men ofl of. the board.

In constructing the board with its retaining flanges 5 and 6, which alsoact in the capacity of a reinforcing member, generally stiflening theentire construction I first bend the marginal edges of the board in anysuitable form of press into the position shown in Fig. 2 wherein thereis an upstanding margin strip 7 perpendicular to the board, the upperedge .of this strip is then turned inwardly as shown in Fig. 3 at 8.This latter operation may be produced by die stamping or in any otherwell known manner after which the entire strip 7 is curled over into marinal rib is disposed solely beyond one surfzce of the board.

In constructing a board in either manner I not only stiffen the boardand provide the retaining flanges before described, but also nicelyround the edges of the board so that it readily slides over tables andother support- 7 ing surfaces without scratching. The board. may be usedwith either surface uppermost for playing different games, for instance,one surface may have indicia thereon which will permit playing ofcheckers, chess and like games, while the other surface may be suppliedwith indicia for playing other games such as the game described andclaimed in the application Serial No. 688,252, filed January 24, 1924 ofwhich this case is a division;

' i What I claim is:

game board constructed of a single sheet of material having playingsurfaces on opposite sides and having its marginal edges formed toproduce opposite laterally 'eX- tending retaining flanges raisedabovefthe playing surfaces of the board.

2). As a new article of manufacture, a game board constructed of asingle sheet of material having integrally formed at its marinal edgesoppositely disposed retaining flanges projecting substantiallyperpendicular from opposite surfaces of the board.

As anew article of manufacture, a

game board constructed of a sheet of material having a marginal ribsubstantially circular in cross section which is medially divided by theplane of the board.

5. As a new article of manufacture, a

game board constructed of a single flat sheetof metal having at itsmarginal edges a continuous integral rib raised above the plane of theboard on bothsides thereof, and having a smooth outer surface permittingthe board to be slid over a table or other support without scratching.

6. As a new article of manufacture, a game board constructed of a singlesheet of metal having an integral portion adjacent the periphery rolledto produce a marginal rib which is substantially circular in crosssection and is divided medially by the plane t of the" board.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature.

BENJAMINF. BAIN.

